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The Kingdom of the Netherlands, also known as Holland, has been densely populated from medieval times with the largest part of the population living in cities. Amongst these are many well-preserved gems like the university town of Leiden, where Rembrandt van Rijn was borne, Haarlem, the city of Frans Hals, the cheese town Alkmaar in the north, the Hansa town of Deventer in the east, the astute university city of Groningen in the north and Maastricht, the capital of the province of Limburg.

This new format was developed to share and improve knowledge on skills important for career development, independent of sub-speciality. This means, trainees and young professionals form all areas of neurology may find a course that matches their needs.

As in the previous years, EANpages asked EAN committee members, panel chairs, and invited speakers  which session one should not miss at the upcoming congress in Lisbon 2018. Please find their answers below!

As Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month draws to a close, what better time to review the latest research into the disease in the European Journal of Neurology:

by Catharina G. Faber Neuromuscular Centre the Netherlands The field of neuromuscular diseases in the Netherlands is characterized by a longstanding tradition of collaboration between seven neuromuscular centres of the university hospitals. This collaboration has been formalised since 1993, when… Continue Reading

The official Journal of the EAN * Are you a member of the EAN or a member of a European National Neurological Society? If so, you are likely to be eligible for FREE online access to the European Journal of… Continue Reading

Gunhild Waldemar (GW): The ageing European population and the steep rise in people affected by Alzheimer’s Disease bring the EADC at the forefront of scientific research. Can you briefly introduce the EADC and its structure to the readers of EANpages? Bengt Winblad (BW): The EADC (European Alzheimer Disease Consortium) is a fully functional network of 66 European centres of clinical and biomedical research excellence, working and leading innovative research in the field of AD and related dementias (www.eadc.info).

by Elena Lebedeva I participated at the first part the Masters of Headache disorders program in Copenhagen and I passed the exam after that. Participants need to complete five more parts about: headache mechanisms, risk factors, diagnostics and treatment, including… Continue Reading

On Wednesday January 18th, the working groups of the Value of Treatment (VOT) project met to update on the work done and share the outcomes achieved.

The European Journal of Neurology continues to attract a considerable number of original submissions, and can only publish approximately 15% of those received. Articles cover a broad range of clinical and scientific topics within neurology, but the proportion of articles on a disease area generally corresponds to its prevalence.